Golf club carrier or bag



Aug. 31, 1937. J. P. AGNEw GOLF CLUB CARRIER OR BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed. Nov. 16, i936 Aug. 31, 1 937. J. P. AGNEW GOLF CLUB CARRIER oR BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 16, 1936 Patented Aug. 31, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 2 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in golf club carriers or bags, an object of the invention being to provide a carrier which takes the place ofthe ordinary golf bag and which is very much lighter in weight than the ordinary golf bag.

A further object is to provide a container of the character stated which is ornamental and attractive in appearance and which will prevent the accumulation of dirt and dust in the interior thereof because of.its'open construction allowing the dirt to fall out, and the free circulation of air dries the grips of the golf clubs should they become wet and prevents rot from mildew l5 on the leather grips.

A further object is to provide a carrier of this character in which the clubs may be independently supported and which also provides a compartment for golf balls with instant checking so against loss of both clubs and balls.

A further object is to provide a carrier of this character with interchangeable plates and openings therein to reduce the number of clubs car-v ried by the ordinary .golf player and conform to the rule issued by an increasing number of country clubs limiting the number of clubs carried in consideration for the caddie; many public golf courses limit the number to ten clubs.

lWith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination and arrangement of parts to facilitate manufacture, shipping and the use of materials available, especially where there are only stock materials to draw upon, tubular and dat stock may be used, otherwise carrier or bag can be cast in sections or in a single unit from any light strong material.

Inthe accompanying drawings:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the golf club carrier;

Fig, 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a club separator plate;

Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; 45 Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a different form of the golf club carrier;

Fig. 'I is a front elevation of the carrier shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a view taken on line 8--8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 7;

Fig. l0 is a view taken on line |0I0 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 11 is a view taken on line II-I I' of Fig. 6;

Flg. 12 is a detailed view of an alternate spike fastening means.

Referring now more particularly to the draw- (CI. 15o-1.5)

ings., wherein like characters of reference designate similar parts in the iigures, it is seen that the carrier as embodied in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a rectangular box-like frame I composed ofY sections, each section being constructed of four tubes 2 'arranged between and connecting corresponding end plates as shown, plates 3 and 4, 4, and 5, 5 and 6, and 6 and 1, respectively, are connected by the tubes 2, these tubes being arranged infend to end relation between the resp'ective plates to form four separable sections. The tubes 2 are countersunk in the corners of the plates, and through eachv series of alined tubes runs a thin steel rod 8 threaded at each end to receive nuts 9, so as to hold the carrier assembled. A small rubber layer IU is inserted between the ends of the-topmost tubes and the plate l. Plates 5 and l are interchangeable, and plate 4 is provided with a sponge rubber pad Il to absorb the shock of club shafts being dropped into the carrier and to protect the ends and grips of the clubs. v

The lowermost section of the carrier is shorter than the other sections and serves as a ball carrier, the rods I2 forming a cage to retain the balls. In the center of the plate 3 which serves as the groundrest for the carrier, there isprovided a detachable bronze Vor brass spike I3 to pierce the ground and hold the carrier upright. When not in use, this spike may be removed from plate 3 and reversely inserted in a metal carrying cylinder or guide I4 therefore. This cylinder may be held in position by the locking pin I5 as shown'in Figure 4, or by nuts I6, as in Figure l2. Plates 5 and 'l are provided with perforations to allow for reception and separation of the individual club shafts, and plate- 6, in the form shown, consists of a rectangular rim to aid in holding the tubes 2 from distortion and as an attacl'iing means for one end of the hand strap Il, the other end of this strap being secured to one of the metal cross-arms I8. The remaining two cross-arms serve to secure the shoulder strap I9. Figures 6 and 7 show a modified form of the invention in which the golf club carrier frame is made of a single light metal casting, the frame being rounded at the corners and having lips 20 at convenient points to allow for the attachmentthereto of the interchangeable club separator plates 5', 1' by means such as the screws as shown, and the rim 6 mayi be attached similarly to plates 5', 'I', at a point corresponding to the position of plate 6 in Figures 1 and 2, and for the samepurpose. Cross-arms I8 may be used to secure the hand and shoulder straps I1 and I9.

Sponge rubber pad I I may be used in this form of theinvention in the same manner as the corresponding element in the form shown in Figure 1, and the same is true of spike I3' and pin I5'.

5 Referring now to Figure 12, it is seen that the spike I3 is provided with a circular projecting rib or shoulder 22 adjacent the point, and the opposite end of the spike-has screw threads 23 thereon and a corresponding wing nut 24. The

i0 spike is insertable from either end of the cylinder Il, so that the rib 22 bears against one end of the cylinder I4, and the wing nut 24 may be tightened to 4bear against the opposite end of the cylinder.

It is to be understood that the carrier and all its parts may be made of any convenient or de- -sirable material, and the details and construction of the device as well as the combination and arrangement of parts may be varied within the scope of the invention as claimed;

Various slight changes and alterations can be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from my inventionand hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set 25 forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope o1' the appended claims.

I claim: f

l. In a device of the character described, a

frame made up of a plurality of sections connected together in end to end relation, each section comprising a plurality of parallel tubes, a plate between each section and at each end of theframe, the plates being countersunk to receive the ends of the tubes thereby providing a spacing and alining means for the corresponding tubes of each section, long thin rods extending through each set of alined tubes'and through the plates, the rods being threaded at their ends to receive nuts to fasten and hold the sections as a unit, certain of the plates being perforated to provide golf club separator means, one of the other plates being open thus providing connection bars between the'tubes and one of these bars providing an anchor for the hand strap.

2. A golf club carrier of the character de- `scribed including a pair of spaced, solid plates at the base thereof, a perforated club separator plate at the top and a similar perforated plate intermediate the base and top thereof, all the plates being rectangular and connected by a corresponding rectangular series of rods to form a box-like open frame of rigid construction; the plates at the base of the carrier forming a ball receptacle, and being provided with a tube extending between said plates 'at their centers, said tube being removably secured to the base plates by suitable fastening means, and a pointed spike insert-,able within the tube, said spike having a rib projecting therefrom adjacent its pointed end and screw threaded at its opposite end to receive a nut, whereby the spike may be secured in the tube with the point projecting from either end thereof, the rib engaging one end of the tube and the nut being turned on the threaded end of the spike to engage the other end of the tube.

JOHN PATTERSON AGNEW. 

